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Louisiana drops defense of congressional map with two Black districts

Supreme Court to rehear case on Oct. 15

Decision could reshape Voting Rights Act protections

Civil rights groups warn of reduced minority representation

Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights Act .

Appealing to a conservative-dominated court that has been skeptical of the use of race, Louisiana is advancing a position that could allow it and other Republican-led states in the South to draw new maps that eliminate virtually all majority Black districts, which have bee

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